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Originally Posted by xj_man_646
I've been thinking about this...you understand that payload (related to GVWR) and tow rating (related to GCWR) are very different...correct? You can max out a vehicle's tow rating before you even start to add toward its payload capacity (depending how you load the trailer).
Looking online, I am only seeing a ~600# difference in payload in the Ram vs GMC 1500 trucks  |
If you stick by the industry standard of 10% tongue weight for a tag trailer, then a 7000lb trailer will be 700lbs of payload capacity used up. Add 200lb driver, tools, passenger, etc. and its maxed out fast.
Granted, this isn't a problem unique to Ram as all half tons require the owner to mindful of their capacities. Ram just seems to exacerbate this.
Some days I rather had just stuck with the Duramax or bought a gas 3/4. For as much as I drive a truck in a year, the fuel economy differences would be moot.